Death sentence : the decay of public language /
Watson, Don, 1949-
Death sentence : the decay of public language / Don Watson. - 198 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-198).
Today's corporations, government departments, news media and politicians speak to each other and to us in cliched, impenetrable, lifeless sludge. In Death Sentence, part diatribe, part cool reflection on the state of Australia's public language, Watson takes a blowtorch to the words and their users, who kill joy and clarity.
Tertiary/Undergraduate. General.
1740512065 9781740512060
2004426282
English language--Political aspects--Australia
English language--Social aspects--Australia
English language--Usage.--Australia
Language and culture--Australia
PE3601 / .W37 2003
427.994
Death sentence : the decay of public language / Don Watson. - 198 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-198).
Today's corporations, government departments, news media and politicians speak to each other and to us in cliched, impenetrable, lifeless sludge. In Death Sentence, part diatribe, part cool reflection on the state of Australia's public language, Watson takes a blowtorch to the words and their users, who kill joy and clarity.
Tertiary/Undergraduate. General.
1740512065 9781740512060
2004426282
English language--Political aspects--Australia
English language--Social aspects--Australia
English language--Usage.--Australia
Language and culture--Australia
PE3601 / .W37 2003
427.994